Picking up Leaks in live broadcast: There are Treasures Everywhere in my Eyes - Chapter 673
Chapter 675
In the exhibition hall, the identification work continues.
Xiao Ran opened the last box and looked inside.
The treasure contained in this box is a bronze-gilt statue of Guanyin from the middle of the Yuan Dynasty.
This bronze-gilt statue of the Thousand Hands Kannon is preserved almost perfectly, with almost no missing gilt layer on the surface.
Under the illumination, this Buddha statue in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty radiated a brilliant golden light, and everyone was a little dizzy.
The moment he saw this bronze-gilt statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands, the scene immediately resounded with an exclamation.
“Wow! Is this a golden Buddha statue? It’s so beautiful!
“The shape of this Buddha statue is really strange, but it looks very solemn, obviously a top-level antique cultural relic”
While marveling, everyone also talked about it.
With everyone’s discussion, Xiao Ran has sobered up.
The next moment, he reached into the box and carefully took out this bronze-gilded Thousand Hand Guanyin, and then placed it on the table.
The Buddha statue is small, less than 30 centimeters tall, about 20 centimeters wide, about 12 centimeters thick, and weighs about two kilograms.
The Buddha statue is cast in fine copper, with thick gilt and a natural shell.
Guanyin cast a thousand hands, each of the forty-two hands holding different magic weapons or knots of various mudras, and the treasure was solemn, sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform.
The whole statue is solemn and majestic, and the treasure is radiant, like the light of the Buddha shining in all directions, which makes people respect.
After placing the Buddha statue, Xiao Ran admired it intently for a moment, and then said with a smile:
“Thousand Hands Guanyin, also known as Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Guanyin, is one of the four great bodhisattvas of Chinese folk belief, and one of the six Guanyin of Buddhism
” “This statue of Thousand Hands Guanyin is not cast in gold, but a bronze gilt statue of Thousand Hands Guanyin, perfectly preserved ,……”
At the same time that Xiao Ran introduced this statue of Thousand Hands Guanyin, several old men in Beijing were far away, This Buddha statue is being studied.
At this time, they were all excited, and their eyes lit up one by one.
Although it was late at night in China, they did not have the slightest tiredness, they were all in good spirits, and they seemed to be dozens of years younger!
Xiao Ran had just finished introducing here, and they also came to an appraisal conclusion.
The next moment, Shan Lao said excitedly:
“Xiao Ran, there is no problem with this bronze-gilt Thousand Hands
Guanyin statue, it is indeed a Buddha statue from the middle of the Yuan Dynasty” “All the places of this Thousand Hands Guanyin statue are in line with the characteristics of the Buddha statue in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, and the preservation is almost perfect
” “More importantly, this is a top antique cultural relic with a clear inheritance, and in some classics, this treasure can be found”
From the Ming Dynasty
to the early Qing Dynasty, this Buddha statue has been enshrined in Wutai Mountain, and later was sent to the Qing Palace and enshrined in the Buddhist hall in the palace” “After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, this Buddha statue flowed out of the Forbidden City, and after several circulations, it was sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States”
Listening to Shan Lao’s introduction, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
He picked up the statue of Kannon with a thousand hands, flipped it over and over and admired it carefully, and then put it back on the table.
The next moment, he nodded proudly and said:
“Since it is true, it will not be long before this treasure will return
to China” “In the future, no one wants to take this treasure out of China, this is our treasure”
Before the words fell, several old men in Beijing had begun to cheer in unison.
“It’s beautiful, Xiao Ran, what you want is this ambition!”
“This is an antique relic belonging to our country, it is our culture, and it must not be allowed to be left out for a long time
” Xiao Ran nodded slightly, and then said:
“Several old men, these treasures of the Philadelphia Museum of Art have been identified!”
“There’s nothing wrong with these things, next, I’m ready to trade with the Philadelphia Museum of Art
” “With this time, you can rest for a while, there are still many top antique works of art that you need your help with!”
Hearing this, several old men nodded in unison.
“Okay, Xiao Ran, you are busy with the transaction first
” “Wait for the next batch of antique artworks to move up, we will come to appraise”
Xiao Ran nodded, and then walked towards Timothy.
By this time, Timothy had already finished identifying the stolen antique artworks.
In fact, their identification is nothing more than a procedure.
They were personally involved in the discovery, cleaning and identification of these stolen antique artworks.
And these stolen antique works of art are stored in their museum vaults, which are completely inaccessible to outsiders.
In this case, there is naturally no doubt about the authenticity of these stolen antique works of art.
After the appraisal, the group stood in front of the stolen antique artworks, admiring and discussing enthusiastically.
They did not participate in the identification of China’s top antique artworks.
They couldn’t understand Chinese, and even if they participated, they couldn’t understand the conversation between Xiao Ran and several old men.
In three or two steps, Xiao Ran had already come to Timothy’s side, and then went straight to the point.
“Timothy, we’ve finished identifying the Chinese antique artworks used in exchange
” “There is no problem with those treasures, the quantity is right, we can trade now
” “Okay, Sean”
Timothy nodded excitedly.
Then, with their respective lawyers, they walked together to the conference table that had been laid out.
The ensuing transaction and signing process went very smoothly.
David and the lawyers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art had already drawn up the contract and reached an agreement.
Xiao Ran and Timothy quickly checked the content of the contract, and after making sure that there was no problem, they signed their respective names on the contract.
With their movements, this heavyweight art deal was successfully completed.
Xiao Ran got a lot of China’s top antique artefacts, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art got a lot of stolen antique art, each taking what he needed.
After signing the contract, the personnel on both sides immediately got busy.
Xiao Ran instructed his staff to pack all the top Chinese antique artworks exchanged into portable safes of different sizes.
The staff of the Philadelphia Museum of Art collected the stolen antique artworks that had been exchanged, sent them to the vault, and stored them.
By the time this was done, nearly half an hour had passed.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran looked at the president of Penn University and Siggs, the director of the Penn Museum.
“Gentlemen, it’s time for us to trade, bring those treasures you brought up, I’m looking forward to it!”
“As long as there is no problem in identifying those things and the amount is right, we can trade
” Siggs paused for a moment before nodding and repliing:
“Okay, Sean, let’s move out those treasures
” “You also take out those stolen antique artworks, we really want to appreciate those treasures
” “Of course, no problem, I believe this is a very pleasant cooperation”
Xiao Ran responded.
Then he asked Nick and them to take out the treasures that were going to be traded to the Penn Museum for display.
Nick and they immediately set into action, taking the list and starting to look for the corresponding stolen antique art.
After a while, several priceless paintings and two sculptures were already on display.
The paintings with the frames are all on the easel.
Canvases without frames and artboards are pinned to temporary artboards, also placed on easels.
Although this look is a bit rudimentary, it does not affect the value of those paintings in the slightest, and no one cares about this formal imperfection.
As for the two sculptures, they are placed on the table for everyone to admire and evaluate.
On the other side, Siggs instructed several of his staff to carry boxes and brocade boxes up and placed them next to and on several display tables.
The boxes and brocade contain China’s top antique artworks that are traded, but they are temporarily out of sight.
It didn’t take long for both sides to be ready.
Then, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded and said:
“Siggs, let’s get started
” “Okay, Sean”
Siggs nodded and replied.
Next, the two sides conduct their respective appraisals.
At the same time, several old men in Beijing have returned to the lounge and appeared on the video screen again.
After half an hour of rest, their mental state recovered a lot and they became energetic again.
Looking at Xiao Ran again, he had come to the display table and looked at the boxes and brocade boxes on the ground and on the table.
On those boxes and brocade boxes, there is an English label indicating what treasures are in the box.
Xiao Ran glanced at all the boxes and brocade boxes, then picked a medium-sized box and gently opened it.
Immediately appeared in front of everyone’s eyes, is an ancient and elegant and exceptionally exquisite bronze ware, hung with some bronze rust, quite a sense of historical vicissitudes.
It is a bronze square pot, about 38 cm high and more than 20 cm wide.
It is square, long-necked, hoop foot, and has a secondary ear on each side of the body.
On the body of the pot, it is engraved with exquisite dragon patterns and swirls, and the circle foot is engraved with phoenix bird patterns.
More importantly, there are many inscriptions engraved on this ancient bronze square pot, which are about thirty.
These ancient inscriptions are the most valuable thing about this bronze square pot.
The moment he saw this bronze square pot, Xiao Ran already recognized this treasure.
“It’s great, this is Chen Zhang’s copper square pot in the middle of the Warring States period, and I finally saw this legendary national treasure!”
Xiao Ran said excitedly, completely showing his true feelings.
Before the words fell, Elder Jin’s voice that was so excited that he trembled had already come.
“That’s right, Xiao Ran, this is the legendary Chen Zhang’s copper square pot in the middle of the Warring States period, a national treasure among national treasures!”
“On Chen Zhang’s copper square pot, there are a total of thirty inscriptions, recording a historical fact of the Qi state felling
Yan in the middle of the Warring States period” “The inscription is to the effect that in the fifth year of King Xuan of Qi, Tian Ji was restored, and the general of the State of Qi Chen Zhang led troops to attack the capital of the Yan State and plundered a large number of spoils
” This historical event, recorded in the “Warring States Policy” and “History”, is the most powerful evidence for studying the history of the middle Warring States period
” “One of the three national treasures of the Nanjing Museum, Chen Zhang’s round pot, The inscription engraved on it is basically the same as Chen Zhang’s square pot
” “They were cast in the same period, recorded the same historical event, can be regarded as brothers, mutually corroborate, are national treasures among national treasures”
Before Elder Jin finished speaking, a bronze appraisal expert from the National Museum couldn’t wait to interject.
“In 1916, Lu Qinzhai, the traitor, smuggled this Chen Zhang’s copper square pot out of the country in the middle of the Warring States period
, and later sold it to the Penn Museum” “Until today, more than a hundred years later, the national treasure of this national treasure is finally going to return to China, what a blessing in misfortune
” “Xiao Ran, you take out the Chen Zhang square pot from the box, let’s take a look at those inscriptions, and let us take a good look at this national treasure
” “Oh! You guys look carefully,”
Xiao Ran said with a smile.
Before the words fell, he had reached into the box and carefully took out Chen Zhang’s square pot.
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